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The organization works to combat the maternal health crisis of people of color by raising funds and awareness surrounding the need for care.
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Black women are nearly three times more likely than white women to die of pregnancy-related causes in the U.S. To mark Black Maternal Health Week, WLRN spoke to two local doctors about the causes of this disparity in health care outcomes and how to address them.
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The Supreme Court's decision will have a major impact in states across the country that have already signaled their intention to further restrict or ban abortion.
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For some people of color, the legislation isn’t just a question of discrimination. It’s about protecting their culture.
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Erika Marie Rivers created the Our Black Girls website to shine a light on Black girls and women who have gone missing or were murdered, a demographic that gets disproportionately less media coverage.
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The International Swimming Federation said it would reconsider its decision barring the cap from being used in competition, following criticism that the ruling discriminated against Black swimmers.
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The lack of a Black woman in the Senate has turned a moment of triumph for many thrilled to see Kamala Harris ascend to the vice presidency into something more bittersweet.
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The role of the Black vote in Florida. A projected nurse shortage in the next decade. And Miami-Dade's bus system is set for a makeover.
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Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself.
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We profiled women who were on the front lines of social change this year — from a doctor fighting Ebola in Congo amid gunfire to two forthright beauty queens.
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Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa speaks out on "natural" beauty, gender equality and climate change.
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Many women get their hair dyed or straightened regularly with products that contain thousands of chemicals. Researchers are teasing out whether our hair habits could be raising our breast cancer risk.